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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
399 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Media Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 9,028 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 412 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 399 media arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in media arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent media arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the media arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Media Arts in Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Media Arts at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Media Arts at Texas State

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interactive multimedia students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Media Arts at Texas Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Media Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $12,761 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Read full report on Media Arts at West Texas A&M University

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Media Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $26,809 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students per year to attend Abilene Christian.

Read more about Media Arts at Abilene Christian

#10 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #10 spot in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UIW is $24,784 for texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students.

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#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $36,039 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Media Arts at Baylor

#10

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Saint Edward’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interactive Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas ranking. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s interactive multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree interactive multimedia students list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Media Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $24,833 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Interactive Multimedia students per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.

Read more about Media Arts at Saint Edward’s University

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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